From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Push \Push\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pushed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Pushing}.] [OE. possen, pussen, F. pousser, fr. L. pulsare,
v. intens. fr. pellere, pulsum, to beat, knock, push. See
{Pulse} a beating, and cf. {Pursy}.]
1. To press against with force; to drive or impel by
pressure; to endeavor to drive by steady pressure, without
striking; -- opposed to {draw}.
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Sidelong had pushed a mountain from his seat.
--Milton.
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2. To thrust the points of the horns against; to gore.
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If the ox shall push a manservant or maidservant, .
. . the ox shall be stoned. --Ex. xxi. 32.
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3. To press or urge forward; to drive; to push an objection
too far. " To push his fortune." --Dryden.
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Ambition pushes the soul to such actions as are apt
to procure honor to the actor. --Spectator.
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We are pushed for an answer. --Swift.
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4. To bear hard upon; to perplex; to embarrass.
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5. To importune; to press with solicitation; to tease.
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{To push down}, to overthrow by pushing or impulse.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Pushing \Push"ing\, a.
Pressing forward in business; enterprising; driving;
energetic; also, forward; officious, intrusive. --
{Push"ing*ly}, adv.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
pushing
n 1: the act of applying force in order to move something away;
"he gave the door a hard push"; "the pushing is good
exercise" [syn: {push}, {pushing}]
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